Bolivia has lost 1.7 million hectares to fire: government

Sep 5,2019
Wildfires raging in Bolivia's forests and grasslands since May have destroyed 1.7 million hectares (4.2 million acres), officials said Wednesday, amid an $11 million effort by the government to contain them.
Abe to visit India as early as December
Sep 05
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have agreed that Abe will visit India as early as December.
African leaders discuss free-trade zone
Sep 05
African business leaders and officials have gathered in Cape Town for a three-day regional meeting of the World Economic Forum.
African leaders discuss free-trade zone
Sep 05
African business leaders and officials have gathered in Cape Town for a three-day regional meeting of the World Economic Forum. The main focus of the Sept. 4-6 meeting is an Africa-wide free-trade zone set to take effect in 2020.
UK lawmakers reject snap general election
Sep 05
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has failed to win the support of a two-thirds majority needed to pass a motion calling for an early general election on October 15.
Train collides with truck in Yokohama
Sep 05
A train has collided with a truck at a railway crossing in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Authorities say at least 30 people may have been injured.
Malaysian PM to visit Russia to boost economic cooperation
Sep 05
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will make a three-day official visit to Russia for the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF 2019) in Russia's Vladivostok, the Malaysian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.